A couple of months ago I kicked off a global survey on the use and adoption of IBM Connections. The survey garnered 58 valid responses, and the results are finally available.

Table of Contents
The report is 28-pages in length. The report contents includes:

– Use and Adoption of IBM Connections: About the Survey
– Business Activities Supported by IBM Connections
– Employee Use of IBM Connections
– Versions of IBM Connections Being Used Among Organizations
– Plans to Upgrade to IBM Connections 5.0
– Key Features in IBM Connections 5.0
– Add-On Products for IBM Connections
– Overall Level of Satisfaction with the Use of IBM Connections
– Likelihood to Recommend IBM Connections to Others
– Satisfaction with Business Value Achieved with IBM Connections
– Organizational Problems Experienced with the Use of IBM Connections
– Strategy Regarding the Use of IBM Connections
– Other Comments from Respondents
– Planning for Success with IBM Connections

This report analyzes the governance theme of Site Creation Rights when using SharePoint for collaboration.

Table of Contents
The report is 26-pages in length. The report contents includes:

The Issue
The Options
– Stage 1. The Request
– Stage 2. The Approval
– Stage 3. Actioning
The Patterns
– Pattern 1 “Wild West”
– Pattern 4 “IT Holds the Reins”
– Pattern 13 “Business Oversight”
– Pattern 15 “Workflow Enabled”
Current Practice
– Use of Collaboration Team Sites in SharePoint
– Number of Collaboration Team Sites in Use Today
– Years Using SharePoint for Collaboration
– Permission to Request New Sites
– Approach to Requesting New Sites
– Approval of New Sites
– Who Approves the New Site?
– Creating the New Site
– Rationale for the Current Approach
– Difference from 12 Months Ago
– Anticipated Difference in 12 Months Time
Conclusion

Audience
This report is for Governance Teams charged with making effective use of SharePoint for collaboration at their organizations.

This report analyzes the go-forward strategic role of Lotus Notes and other Lotus software within client organizations, and argues for a much broader definition of the term “roadmap”.

Lotus Notes has been around for a long time. Since its release in 1989 it has always been viewed as a “different” piece of technology, loved by some people and reviled by others. It takes a different approach to information management and collaboration tasks, it looks different from the standard Microsoft offering which many people view as being “authoritatively correct”, and it offers capability for being used so broadly across an organization that it can be put to use on many tasks, including tasks that it is not well-suited for.

So what do we do with Lotus Notes, and by implication, the other products from Lotus Software? Is there still life left in Lotus? Is it time to move to “greener pastures”? Are the new offerings from other vendors better suited to the information management and collaboration tasks that organizations are using Lotus Notes for? These are the questions addressed in this report.

Table of Contents
The report is 16-pages in length. The report contents includes:

Strategic Context
Five Myths About Lotus Notes
– Lotus Notes is 20 Years Old, So Get Rid of It
– IBM is Not Committed to Lotus Notes
– IBM Lacks a Roadmap for Lotus Notes
– SharePoint Will “Solve All Your Problems”
– Notes Sucks, and It’s All IBM’s Fault
Where a Technical Roadmap Fails: Driving Business Success
Your Business Roadmap with Lotus
Conclusions and Next Actions

Audience
This report is for CIOs, IT Business Analysts and IT Organizations charged with examining the future of Lotus Notes and other Lotus software within their organizations.